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HENRY D. FORBES, CAMBRIDGE, ,MASSAGHUSETTS.

Lem" Patent 1%. 78,950, dated June 1e, 1868-.

IMPROVED MOSQUITO-KILLER.

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Be it known that I, HENRY D. FOBBES,"of Cambridge, in the county of Middlesex, and State of Massachnsetts, have invented certain new'and usefulImprovements in Mosquito-Killers; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,

and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

The nature of my invention consists in making, as a new article of manufacture, a mosquito-killer, consisting of a head-piece, made of a thin board, covered with cloth of a loose nap, and in connecting the same to a handle by means of a flexible joint. i

To enable others skilled in the art to make'and use thy-invention, I will proceed to describe its'construction and use. 4 I i Q In'the drawings- Figure 1 is a pei'spective'view of my mosquito-killer.

Figure 2 is a vertical section of the same.

I construct my mosquito-killer as follows:

F is a flat board, covered with some soft long-napped material, like cotton 'flunnel or ordinary blanketing.

E is a. socket piece, made of wood or metal. i

D is a piece of flexible rubber, one end of which is madefast to E, and theother endis made fast to the upper end of the handle 0.

C is a short handle, to the end of which is attached a ferrule, B, so that, if desired, a longer handle, A, fig. 1, may be attached. l

The pieee'D being flexible, and yet of sufiicient stiffness to hold the head-piece steadily, there is no trouble in bringing the upper surface, G, flatly and with great rapidity on to the wall, so that there is but little chance for the mosquito or other insects to escape. Instead (if making D of rubber, any suitable material may be used.

The object of having-the upper surface soft, and with long nap, is, that the insect to'be killed may not be crushed, and thus disfignre the wall.

By haying along handle to this instrument, mosquitoes may be killed upon any part or the wall or ceiling, and with very little trouble to the person using it.

Having thus described my invention, I willnow proceed to set forth my claiiu.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patelit, is-

A mosquito-killer, having a head-block, F, flexible joint-D, and handle 0, substantially as described, and.

for the purpose set forth.

HENRY D. FORBES.

Witnesses:

.FBANK G. PARKER, A. HUN BERRY. 

